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5 Cents Medical NCO/EM Open Mess
| Issuer | Medical NCO/EM Open Mess |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain orange paper with black letterpress print throughout. The issuer title appears across the upper portion, with a serial number prefixed by 'No.' at lower left and the denomination numeral and unit at right. A dashed perforation line runs horizontally near the top edge, and a validity notice appears at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | Medical NCO/EM OPEN MESS 5 Cents Void if detached from book |
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Military open mess scrip — issued by non-commissioned officer and enlisted men's clubs on U.S. military installations — was never legal tender and never intended to leave the post. These fractional denominations existed because the clubs operated essentially as closed-loop cash economies, and making change in standard coinage was impractical when large volumes of low-value transactions moved across the bar or snack counter daily.
Without a date, installation name, or command identifier on this piece, pinning it to a specific base or conflict period is impossible. Dozens of medical unit messes across Vietnam, Korea, and stateside posts issued near-identical scrip.